Hydrographic data from the OPTOMA Program

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Hydrographic data from the OPTOMA
Program: OPTOMA15, 24 January-23 February, 1985
Wittmann, Paul A.; Kelley, Edward A.; Mooers, C. N. K.
(Christopher N. K.); Colton, Marie C.
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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HYDROGRAPHIC DATA F&W THElipTOMA PROGRAM^
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24 JANUARY - 23 FEBRUARY 1985 *
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Paul A, Wittmann
Edward A. Kelley, Jr.
Christopher N.K. Mooers
April 1985
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The two cruises, Leg DI and DII, and one AXBT flight Leg P were undertaken
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Hydrographic Data from the OPTOMA Program.
OPTOMA15
24 January - 23 February, 1985
by
Paul A. Wittmann
Edward A. Kelley, Jr.
Christopher N. K. Mooers
Chief Scientists:
E. A. Kelley, Jr.,M. C. Cotton
The OPTOMA Program is a joint program of
Department of Oceanography Center for Earth and Planetary Physics
Naval Postgraduate School Harvard University
Monterey, CA 93943. Cambridge, MA 02138.
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LIST OF TABLES ii
LIST OF FIGURES iii
INTRODUCTION 2
DATA ACQUISITION 2
DATA PROCESSING 3
DATA PRESENTATION 4
SECTION 1: LEG DI 7
SECTION 2: LEG P 47
SECTION 3: LEG DII 61
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 101
REFERENCE 101
INITIAL DISTRIBUTION LIST 102
LIST OF TABLES
Table No. Caption Page
1. Scientific instruments aboard USNS DE STEIGUER 6
2. Leg DI Station Listing 11
3. Leg Leg P Station Listing 51
4. Leg DII Station Listing 65
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure No. Caption Page
1. The NOCAL and CENCAL subdomains of the OPTOMA 1
Program. Isobaths are shown in meters.
2. The cruise track for 0PT0MA15, Leg DI. 8
3. XBT and CTD locations for 0PT0MA15, Leg DI. 9
4. Station numbers for 0PT0MA15, Leg DI. 10
5 (a)-(k). XBT temperature profiles, staggered by 16
multiples of 5C (0PT0MA15, Leg DI).
6 (a)-(c). CTD temperature profiles, staggered by 27
multiples of 5C, and salinity profiles
staggered by multiples of 4 ppt (0PT0MA15, Leg DI).
7. (a)-(b). Casts deeper than 800m (0PT0MA15, Leg DI). 30
8. Casts deeper than 1600m (0PT0MA15, Leg DI). 32
9 (a)-(l). Along-track isotherms. Tick marks along 33
the upper horizontal axis show station
positions. Some station numbers are given.
Dashed lines are used if the cast was too
shallow (0PT0MA15, Leg DI).
10 (a)-(c). Isopleths of (1) temperature and salinity and 39
(2) sigma-t from the CTD's (0PT0MA15, Leg DI).
11. Mean temperature profiles from (a) XBT's and 42
(b) CTD's, with + and - the standard deviation.
(0PT0MA15, Leg DI).
12. Mean profiles of (a) salinity and (b) sigma-t, 43
with + and - the standard deviations, from
the CTD's (0PT0MA15, Leg DI).
13. (a) T-S pairs and (b) mean T-S relation, with 44
+ and - the standard deviation, from the CTD's.
Selected sigma-t contours are also shown.
(0PT0MA15, Leg DI).
14. Mean N2 profile (—), with + and - th e standard 45
deviation (—). The N2 profile from T(z) and S(z)
is also shown (••••). (0PT0MA15, Leg DI).
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